Press releases
Eight Artists Awarded Finland Prizes
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20.11.2024 19.30
Minister of Education Adlercreutz visits Kiev and discusses role of education in reconstruction of Ukraine
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15.10.2024 15.57
Central government recapitalisation to be secured for the new Museum of Architecture and Design
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10.10.2024 13.47
Performance of immigrant students in PISA 2022
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30.9.2024 13.06
EUR 8.45 billion budget proposal for the Ministry of Education and Culture for 2025
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23.9.2024 14.03
Education at a Glance: Major gender differences in education paths found among OECD countries – international comparison shows Finland's situation remains largely unchanged
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10.9.2024 12.00
Finland among top-performing OECD countries in PISA 2022 Creative Thinking assessment
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18.6.2024 10.55
State Awards for Public Information go to astute and fearless debaters
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4.6.2024 11.30
Over EUR 3 million from Finland's Sustainable Growth Programme for revitalising cultural and creative industries
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24.5.2024 9.17
Government proposes changes to tuition fees for non-EU and non-EEA students
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16.5.2024 12.53
Bildung Review compiles statistics and information from educational and cultural administration
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3.5.2024 13.00
Minister Multala to attend opening of Finnish exhibition at Venice Art Biennale
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12.4.2024 14.53
Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators to Maima Grīnberga
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27.2.2024 10.16
Universities receive additional funding for training a thousand new doctoral graduates
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7.2.2024 10.00
Minister Multala to visit the European Capital of Culture Tartu
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25.1.2024 10.58
Handcrafted glass know-how inscribed on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage
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6.12.2023 14.54
Minister of Education Henriksson: Improving students' basic skills by introducing more lessons and restructuring support measures
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5.12.2023 12.36
PISA 2022: Performance fell both in Finland and in nearly all other OECD countries
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5.12.2023 12.00
Ministerial working group approves revised Talent Boost programme on work-based and education-based immigration for 2023–2027
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21.11.2023 16.17
Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 23–24 November: Topics include digital skills, young people’s mental health and working conditions in cultural sector
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21.11.2023 10.31
Ministry begins to draft a cultural policy report
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9.11.2023 10.45
Minister Bergqvist appointed to represent EU at World Anti-Doping Agency
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24.10.2023 13.23
Koli Art Residence receives 10,000 euro Barents Scholarship for Cultural Cooperation
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24.10.2023 12.18
Sirkku Linna appointed Director General of Department for Higher Education and Science Policy
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19.10.2023 13.57
EUROSTUDENT VIII Survey: Higher education students consider their digital skills to be good enough
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11.10.2023 12.08
Over EUR 8 million in support for reshaping cultural and creative industries
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10.10.2023 12.04
EUR 8 billion budget proposal for the Ministry of Education and Culture for 2024
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9.10.2023 14.28
Education at a Glance: Vocational education and training is more popular in Finland than in other OECD countries
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12.9.2023 12.03
Working group to prepare increase in tuition fees for non-EU and non-EEA students
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22.8.2023 10.25
Action plan to promote diversity in the arts and culture
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28.6.2023 10.16
News
Ministers Adlercreutz and Bergqvist to learn about children's and young people's leisure activities in Norway
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15.11.2024 10.04
WHO report highlights progress and challenges in improving physical activity levels across the European Union
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11.11.2024 8.18
Minister Adlercreutz to attend UNESCO meeting of Education Ministers in Brazil on 31 October and 1 November
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30.10.2024 12.41
Minister Multala travelling to London to promote cooperation in higher education and research
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23.10.2024 12.08
Minister Multala to visit Japan
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1.10.2024 15.31
European Heritage Label proposed for the city of Varkaus
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1.10.2024 10.04
Volume of private copying still decreasing in Finland
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20.9.2024 10.44
Ministers Bergqvist and Multala to attend the Paralympics
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26.8.2024 16.29
Round table discusses inclusion and leisure activities of multilingual young people
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19.6.2024 15.31
Minister Bergqvist followed the European Athletics Championships in Rome
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12.6.2024 15.33
Minister Bergqvist visited the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
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31.5.2024 13.07
New international treaty promotes transparency in the patent system
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24.5.2024 13.39
3D model of Petäjävesi Old Church published
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14.5.2024 11.19
Living epic Kalevala receives European Heritage Label
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11.4.2024 13.36
International open competition launched to find a design team for the new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki, Finland
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15.4.2024 12.30
Ministry of Education and Culture joins several sessions at Educa on 26–27 January
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23.1.2024 17.08
Finland willing to step up assistance in Ukraine to develop education
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11.1.2024 15.19
Torne River dipnetting culture to be prepared for nomination for UNESCO’s list jointly by Finland and Sweden
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10.1.2024 10.58
Minister Bergqvist at UNESCO Youth Forum: Engaging young people strengthens decision-making and boosts confidence in the future
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13.11.2023 15.22
Minister of Education Henriksson at UNESCO General Conference: Education must remain firmly on the global agenda
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6.11.2023 11.06
Survey: private copying continues to decline
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1.11.2023 8.54
Minister of Science and Culture Multala to visit New York and Los Angeles from 30 October to 3 November
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27.10.2023 15.11
Team Finland Knowledge specialist Mika Tirronen to be posted from New Delhi to Singapore
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24.10.2023 15.29
Minister of Education Henriksson to visit India on 16–20 October
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13.10.2023 15.25
Minister of Education Henriksson handed out The Nordic Pioneers Prizes 2023
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22.9.2023 7.38
New study on the impact of Finnish cultural institutes
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8.9.2023 12.32
Dialogue cards available for promoting cultural diversity and sustainable development within work communities
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19.6.2023 12.06
Academy of Finland to launch new programme to increase impact of sport science
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5.6.2023 13.50